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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co

From Graces Guide
1907.

1898 The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co was founded in USA by Frank Seiberling. The company was named after Charles Goodyear, one of the inventors of vulcanized rubber.

1913 Company established a subsidiary in the UK - Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co

1986 Sir James Goldsmith, the British financier, acquired an 11.5 percent interest in Goodyear before selling his shares back to the company.

Goodyear responded with a sweeping restructuring that included a huge share repurchase to be financed by stripping the company of its energy holdings

198 Sold the aerospace business[1].


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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The New York Times 13 January 1987
  • [1] Goodyear history
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